At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a QA team ensuring food safety and quality standards in a busy manufacturing environment.
- Company: Join a well-established food manufacturing business in regional QLD.
- Benefits: Hands-on leadership role with opportunities for career growth and impact.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on continuous improvement and team collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in food safety and quality while leading a passionate team.
- Qualifications: Experience in QA within food manufacturing, strong knowledge of HACCP and GMP.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
We’re partnering with a well-established food manufacturing business to find a Quality Assurance Assistant Manager to join their team at their processing facility in regional QLD.
Reporting to the QA Manager, this role will be responsible for leading the day-to-day QA function and managing a team of QA Officers and Lab Tech, ensuring food safety, quality standards and regulatory requirements are consistently met across the site.
This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys being on the floor, working closely with production and supporting a strong quality and food safety culture.
The Role
- Lead and manage the QA team, including training, development, performance and shift coverage.
- Oversee day-to-day quality assurance and food safety programs across the processing facility.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, customer requirements and relevant food safety regulations.
- Coordinate internal, external, regulatory and customer audits, ensuring documentation and records are accurate and audit-ready.
- Investigate customer complaints, non-conformances and food safety issues, driving corrective and preventative actions.
- Maintain QA procedures, work instructions, reporting and document control.
- Work closely with production and site management to identify risks, resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
- Support the QA Manager with compliance, reporting and improvement initiatives, stepping into the QA Manager role when required.
We’re partnering with a well-established food manufacturing business to find a Quality Assurance Assistant Manager to join their team at their processing facility in regional QLD.
Reporting to the QA Manager, this role will be responsible for leading the day-to-day QA function and managing a team of QA Officers and Lab Tech, ensuring food safety, quality standards and regulatory requirements are consistently met across the site.
This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys being on the floor, working closely with production and supporting a strong quality and food safety culture.
The Role
- Lead and manage the QA team, including training, development, performance and shift coverage.
- Oversee day-to-day quality assurance and food safety programs across the processing facility.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, customer requirements and relevant food safety regulations.
- Coordinate internal, external, regulatory and customer audits, ensuring documentation and records are accurate and audit-ready.
- Investigate customer complaints, non-conformances and food safety issues, driving corrective and preventative actions.
- Maintain QA procedures, work instructions, reporting and document control.
- Work closely with production and site management to identify risks, resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
- Support the QA Manager with compliance, reporting and improvement initiatives, stepping into the QA Manager role when required.
About You
You’ll be an experienced QA Lead with a background in food manufacturing, ideally within meat processing or a similar production environment.
You’ll be comfortable leading a team, managing competing priorities and ensuring quality standards are maintained in a fast‑paced operational setting.
You’ll also bring
- Experience managing, coaching and developing a QA team within manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety programs and quality systems.
- Experience with audits, regulatory compliance, corrective actions and root cause analysis.
- An understanding of food safety risks across production processes, with meat processing experience highly regarded.
- Strong attention to detail, reporting and documentation skills.
- The confidence to work closely with production teams and hold people accountable to quality standards.
- A practical, solutions-focused approach and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
The Opportunity
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their quality career, or an existing QA leader looking for a role where they can make a real impact across a busy manufacturing operation.
If you enjoy working in a hands‑on production environment, leading a team and driving food safety and quality standards, I’d love to hear from you.
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